Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5794024 | Preventive Veterinary Medicine | 2012 | 13 Pages |
Abstract
Our examination shows that failure of past measures to control bTB and the disparity in outcomes of badger culling experiments are the result of a complex relationship amongst the agent, host and environment, i.e. the episystem, of bTB. Here, we stress the role of distinctive bTB episystems and badger culling trial design in the ambiguity and resulting controversy associated with badger culling in GB and ROI. We argue this episystem perspective on bTB control measures in cattle and badger populations provides a useful and informative perspective on the design and implementation of future bTB management in GB, particularly at a time when both scientific and lay communities are concerned about the ongoing epidemic, the cost of current control measures and the execution of future control procedures.
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Authors
Catherine M. O'Connor, Daniel T. Haydon, Rowland R. Kao,